Whakapoāi is the site of a Māori Moa Hunter Culture settlement located at the mouth of the Heaphy River in the remote north west of the South Island of New Zealand. It is one of the earliest Māori settlement sites, dated to around 1250 AD, meaning that the settlers' parents or grandparents may well have been born in Polynesia. The site is a five hour hike north from Karamea along the Heaphy Track.
Published on June 29, 2020 11:59
